A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For?
Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine.
SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:52
Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine.

It found people using AI for health reasons found it hard to identify what advice they should trust.

Findings suggest smaller cognitive decline, but US study cannot prove daily caffeine hit is good for the brain
People who have a couple of teas or coffees a day have a lower risk of dementia and marginally better cognitive performance than those who avoid the drinks, researchers say.
Health records for more than 130,000 people showed that over 40 years, those who routinely drank two to three...

Charity says situation breaks Nice guidelines and is having devastating impact on couples struggling with infertility
Millions of women in England are able to access only one round of IVF on the NHS because of health authority cutbacks and in contravention of official policy, research from a fertility charity has shown.
Nearly 70% of local areas fund just one cycle for women under 40 who have...

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